what is wonderful about the collections that we look after is the sheer range and variety of what we hold and the stories that we can tell with them.
British Wool is a non-profit farmer run organisation that collects, grades, promotes and sells wool produced in the UK.
Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir, shares the journey of curating ‘Woven through Time’
an insight into the behind the scenes work around the new display
James Steward, our Museums ＆ Galleries Manager, agreed to write our latest blog – looking back at 2024 and forward to 2025!
Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir was tasked with leading on an updating of the 1970s focused ‘Back to Back’ house (part of the ever-popular run of houses illustrating changing lifestyles.
Our latest exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum is gorgeous photography by Neil Horsley, looking at the repurposing and re-use of Mill Buildings. He kindly agreed to write this blog for about the project.
If you visited Bradford Industrial Museum earlier this year you might have spotted the display on Baird Television & Thorn Electricals that we had in our small cafe gallery there.
Bradford District Museums and Galleries worked with visual artist and designer Rhian Kempadoo-Millar as our Guest Curator/Artist on an Arts Council-supported project. As Rhian’s residency came to an end with us, this blog celebrates the process and result, a textile installation titled ‘New Lands – Hidden Hands’.
During their visit to Bradford Industrial Museum, three generations from the same family discovered photographs of their war hero ancestor from the Belle Vue Studio.
